All Things New by John Eldredge Session 1 Preview on YouTube

Heaven, Earth and the Restoration of Everything You Love

Five session, each around 15 to 20 minutes (total run time: 1 hour & 15 minutes)

Most Christians miss the ultimate hope for their future because their views of heaven are vague, religious . . . and, frankly, boring. Hope begins when we understand that for the believer, nothing is lost. Heaven is not an endless life of harp strumming and worship singing in the clouds. Rather, the life we long for – the paradise Adam and Eve knew – is precisely the life that is coming to us. And that life is coming soon.

In this five-session study, John Eldredge explores the revolutionary idea that according to the Bible, heaven is not our eternal home – the New Earth is. Jesus said the next chapter of our story begins with “the renewal of all things” (Matthew 19:28), by which he meant the earth we love, ourselves, and all the things that make for a rich life: music, art, food, and laughter. God’s promise is that everything shall be renewed “when the world is made new.”

Part devotional, part adventure story, part field manual, this study will help you see the glorious future coming to you and provide “hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure” (Hebrews 6:19). 

Sessions include:

1. The Hope of Renewal
2. Creation Made New
3. Your Story Told Rightly
4. What We’ll Do in the New Earth
5. The Power of Our Hope

When God Doesn't Fix It by Laura Story  YouTube Promo Video

Learning to Walk in God's Plans Instead of Our Own
5 sessions at 13 minutes each (Total run time: one hours & 3 minutes)

Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story's life testifies that God doesn't promise to save us from all hardship. No matter how hard we pray, sometimes our circumstances don't change.

Laura's own story took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The devastating news forever changed their lives and challenged Laura's belief in the little control she thought she had. Her discovery: that her struggles to accept her new situation ended up convincing her even more strongly of God's faithfulness and love.

In this five-session video study (guide sold separately), Laura shares her deeply personal testimony and renewed hope to help us:

• Examine the promises of the gospel and what the Bible says about our experiences here on Earth.
• See how the hardships endured by some of the men and women of the Bible teach us how God works in our lives to bring us closer to him.
• Understand that the possibility exists for a deeper intimacy with God, whose everlasting promises remain no matter what happens in this life.

This study guide includes leader helps, video discussion questions, Bible exploration questions, and personal study and reflection materials for in-between sessions.

Sessions include:

1. Don't Be Surprised by Trouble – Healthy ways of recognizing the existence of loss and pain without being paranoid or cynical.
2. Best-Made Plans – A closer look at human plans and God's plans and how they might be different.
3. When God Doesn't Fix It – How stories of imperfect lives and struggles can showcase God's faithfulness and what that means for us.
4. Why? The Question on Replay – Finding freedom in not having all the answers.
5. A Better Broken – How to change despite our unchanging circumstances.

Designed for use with When God Doesn’t Fix It Study Guide (sold separately).

Help Is Here by Max Lucado  YouTube Promo Video

 Finding fresh strength and purpose in the power of the Holy Spirit

Five sessions, each 16 to 18 minutes long (total run time: 1 hour & 25 minutes)

When you feel powerless...  help is here
Bills pile up. Savings go down. Marriages go south. Work goes off the rails. Stress goes off the charts. It’s all too much to take on by yourself.

Fortunately, you don’t have to take it all on yourself. In fact, God never intended for you to do so. He has provided heaven-sent help to walk with you, guide you, and shoulder the load. Someone who never gets tired. Someone who is strong and powerful. Someone who is unhindered by what hinders us. Someone who is always nearby.

Interested? If so, join Max Lucado in this five-session study to learn more about this “helper” whom we know as the Holy Spirit. You will receive the tools and encouragement you need to become joyful, enthusiastic, and empowered as you draw closer to God; learn who the Spirit is and how he can help you; find true rest and peace as you let him carry your burdens; and discover your unique gifts to further God’s kingdom.

Help Is Here reminds us that our Good Shepherd doesn’t just feed us; he leads us. He does more than correct us; he directs us. God keeps us on track—and best of all, he’s commissioned the Holy Spirit to guide us down the winding roads of life, wherever they may lead us.

Sessions and video run times:

1. Our Powerful Ally (17:00)
2. Our Strength and Guide (16:30)
3. Our Peace and Guarantee (18:30)
4. Our Intercessor and Advocate (16:30)
5. Our Gift-Giver of Life (16:30)

When Strivings Cease by Ruth Chou Simons  YouTube Trailer 

Replacing the gospel of self-improvement with the gospel of life-transforming Grace

Six sessions at 15 to 22 minutes each (total run time: 1 hour & 49 minutes)

Find freedom from the never-ending quest for approval and affirmation by learning how to accept the undeserved gift of grace from a merciful God.

In today's society, the pressure to perform is overwhelming. It's a hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, and women are more anxious than ever. Many of us end up constantly feeling behind, lacking, and like we're failing—at home, at work, with friends, with God.

In this six-session Bible study (guide sold separately), bestselling author, entrepreneur, and speaker Ruth Chou Simons calls women to discover how God's profound gift of grace and favor invites them to rest from chasing approval and earning love, and instead discover the freedom of true belonging and worth that doesn't depend on them.

After going through this video study, you'll walk away understanding more fully that the generous, unmerited favor of God is the means to the welcome, love, and approval you so deeply long for.

Sessions and run times:

• Favor You Cannot Earn (20 minutes)
• Costly, but Free (22 minutes)
• Released from Shame (20 minutes)
• Completely Changed (15 minutes)
• Freed to Do Good (15 minutes)
• Wanting God's Story (17 minutes)